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Fairlight Audio in DaVinci Resolve

The dialogue chain, loudness targets, free vs Studio audio tools and the no-sound checklist, with links to every audio guide.

DaVinci Resolve Fairlight workflow for dialogue, mixing and loudness delivery

What this hub covers

Follow the signal from clip to bus

Good dialogue isn't one effect. Set levels, remove the problem you can hear, shape the voice, control dynamics and measure the final bus. These guides keep each decision at the right stage.

Dialogue is uneven or buriedSet levels first, then use compression or duck the music.
The recording sounds dirtyIdentify noise, hum, silence or tonal problems before adding AI tools.
Routing or delivery is wrongTrace tracks, buses, monitoring and export as one signal path.

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Guides in this hub

Each card opens one focused guide. The same article isn't repeated in a table or a second link list.

Fairlight loudness meters showing peaks and LUFS on a finished mix 8 min read

Audio Levels and LUFS in DaVinci Resolve

DaVinci Resolve audio levels need two checks: dBFS peak meters protect headroom, while LUFS/LKFS meters describe perceived loudness over time. Balance dialogue, music, and effects first;…

Dialogue, music and effects tracks routed through Fairlight buses to a stereo output 9 min read

Fairlight Bus Routing Explained

For a simple DX/MX/FX layout, route source tracks to the intended dialogue, music, or effects submix, then route those buses to the final stereo bus. FlexBus also supports deliberate…

Editorial cover for natural dialogue compression in Fairlight without presenting unverified control values 8 min read

Fairlight Compressor Settings for Dialogue

Set the Fairlight dialogue compressor in DaVinci Resolve 21: threshold, ratio, knee, mix, attack, hold, release, makeup gain, pumping fixes, and QA.

Editorial cover for cleaning dialogue with Fairlight EQ without prescribing fixed frequencies or gain values 10 min read

Fairlight EQ: Clean Dialogue in DaVinci Resolve

Use Fairlight EQ for dialogue in DaVinci Resolve 21. Choose clip or track EQ, set high-pass and Q by ear, order processors, and avoid copied curves.

DaVinci Resolve dialogue waveform automatically lowering a music track beneath speech 8 min read

DaVinci Resolve Audio Ducking: Ducker, AI & Sidechain

Make room for dialogue without riding the music fader through every sentence. This guide separates Ducker Track FX, bus-capable sidechain compression and Studio's AI Audio Assistant,…

How to Remove Background Noise in DaVinci Resolve 8 min read

How to Remove Background Noise in DaVinci Resolve

Match the noise to the tool: Noise Reduction FX with a learned noise print for steady hiss and hum, Studio's Voice Isolation for wind, traffic and changing backgrounds, a gate for noise…

Dialogue waveform with silent pauses removed on a DaVinci Resolve timeline 10 min read

How to Remove Silence in DaVinci Resolve

In Resolve 21, select an Edit or Cut timeline clip and choose Clip > Audio Operations > Ripple Delete Silence. Set Threshold from room tone, protect words with Pre Head/Post Tail, choose…

Voice Isolation and Dialogue Leveler compared on dialogue waveforms 9 min read

Voice Isolation vs Dialogue Leveler in DaVinci Resolve

Compare Voice Isolation and Dialogue Leveler in DaVinci Resolve 21: controls, Free vs Studio limits, processing order, artifacts, and cleaner dialogue.

DaVinci Resolve No Audio 11 min read

DaVinci Resolve No Audio

Match the symptom first. Waveforms visible but meters dead: Clip Attributes, codec or clip volume. Meters moving but silent: DIM, master mute, bus routing or the output device in…

How to Mute and Split Audio in DaVinci Resolve 8 min read

How to Mute and Split Audio in DaVinci Resolve

Mute a clip, a whole track or just part of a clip, and split audio from video three ways: unlink, the Alt/Option override, or extracting audio to a separate file. The right method…

How to Transcribe Audio in DaVinci Resolve 21 10 min read

How to Transcribe Audio in DaVinci Resolve 21

Resolve 21 transcribes two ways: per-clip from the Media Pool or whole-timeline for subtitles. You can edit the transcript, export SRT and work in more languages than Resolve 20…

Audio-only export settings on the DaVinci Resolve Deliver page 9 min read

How to Export Audio Only in DaVinci Resolve

For one finished mix, open Deliver > Custom Export, turn Export Video off and Export Audio on, choose WAVE/Linear PCM, and select the actual stereo Main or Submix bus. 24-bit/48 kHz is…

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